It's a New Year

I am on my iPhone so I am not sure how many posts I did this year but I am sure it is a record. I have posted consistently this year, usually a few times a month. On the boring days; a couple a day. I feel as if I should do a year in review post but really it's unnecessary. Clearly the biggest event this year was the arrival of baby Mateo. For the first half of the year I blogged about preparing for him and the second half I blogged about enjoying him. So in the year to come I plan to continue sharing my perspective on motherhood. I can only imagine it will be thrilling, lol, too corny?

As much as Mateo is a huge part of my life, I still have aspirations that have little to do this him. So rather than make these New Years Resolutions, here are some plans I have for this coming year.

1. Get back into recycling. I am feeling very wasteful, especially at this time of year. I need to get a workable system. This one will start sooner than later. Along with recycling be more diligent with the compost. Thankfully my mom and dad are engrained composters so they help me keep this going.

2. Be more mindful of money. I am terrible when it comes to spending. My top up will end shortly and I will be living in less for a few months then when I return to work I will be adding a $500 daycare bill to my monthly costs. There are a lot of ways I can be more mindful; use a flyer while shopping, buy gifts in advance when they are on sale, buy less, make more, re use/ refurbish more etc.

3. Work on making our new home, more homey. Seeing how I grew up in this home and I always felt like this home was very homey it might sound funny that I don't feel that right now. It's just a matter of still unpacking, needing some fresh coats of paint, drapery/blinds etc. This will likely take awhile but it's on my radar for the near future.

That's what's on my list to start but of course I would like to continue making memories with my family and friends! I am looking forward to 2013!